Recipient of federal assistance · BAKERSFIELD, CA

GOLDEN EMPIRE TRANSIT DISTRICT

GOLDEN EMPIRE TRANSIT DISTRICT received $13.5M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 10 actions, +1.2% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $87.4M. Its largest awarding agency was Federal Transit Administration ($18M).

Assistance · FY2026
$13.5M
New awards
5
Actions
10
Since FY2021
$87.4M
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Location
BAKERSFIELD, CA
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 18.4MFY2021
  2. 8.2MFY2022
  3. 6.9MFY2023
  4. 27.2MFY2024
  5. 13.3MFY2025
  6. 13.5MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$13.5M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants$9M67%
  2. 20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs$9M67%
  3. 66.049 · Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program-$4.5M0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Transit Administration$18M100%
    Department of Transportation

Largest awards

  1. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE 1 YEAR OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR GET TO ASSIST IN FIXED ROUTE TRANSIT…$8M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Sep 25, 2025 – Sep 15, 2026· CA-2025-281
  2. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE CLEANER EMISSIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING NEWER CNG BUSES.; ACTIVITIES…$7.1M
    20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs· Federal Transit Administration· Project grant· Sep 18, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026· CA-2026-199
  3. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE IS TO REPLACE AGING TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE RELATING TO NETWORK SECURITY COMMUNICATIONS AND…$6.5M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Apr 20, 2026 – Apr 20, 2026· CA-2026-047
  4. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE CLEANER EMISSIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING NEWER CNG BUSES.; ACTIVITIES…$5.8M
    20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs· Federal Transit Administration· Project grant· Jun 21, 2024 – Aug 21, 2026· CA-2024-070
  5. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO MAINTAIN THE BUSES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.THE PURPOSE OF THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY…$5M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Jan 11, 2022 – Jul 10, 2026· CA-2022-026
  6. APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO REPLACE TWO (2) 40FT. CNG BUSES WITH TWO (2) 40FT. HYDROGEN FUEL CELL BUSES…$2.2M
    20.507 · Federal Transit Formula Grants· Federal Transit Administration· Formula grant· Jul 13, 2026 – Jul 13, 2026· CA-2026-059

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.